CAME UP Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

came up

verb

past tense of come up

as in came

to come near or nearer the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go

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as in surfaced

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly let me know if anything else comes up during the project

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Recent Examples of came up Ultimately Argentina came up short in the final against Spain, but the tournament was undoubtedly lit up by Messi's brilliance once again. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 And yes, in 1861, Richard Cadbury came up with the Valentine box of chocolates, thus forging an indissoluble link between candy and the lucrative holiday calendar for all time to come. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, both of Atlanta’s professional basketball teams came up empty. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026 This time, though, Chittenden’s career-long attempt came up well short. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 For the first four games, the Chiefs’ wide receiver crew came up big. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 The topic of a contract extension came up during the season for the first baseman who led the team with 35 home runs. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Somewhere along the way, researchers at North Carolina State University came up with the idea to cover strawberry plants with this fabric to increase the yield. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 Senior tight end Matt Wagner also came up big in the passing game, recording a team-high five receptions for 46 yards, with three of those catches coming on either third or fourth down. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came up

Verb

That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of came

Verb

In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The clips of the event that surfaced show male dancers in cowboy hats dancing and stripping on stage, reports the Daily Mail.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of surfaced

Verb

When the opportunity arose to become the head coach at Southern, Faulk didn’t hesitate even though he already had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Early warning signs arose in February 2023, when SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed reports that Musk’s company was taking steps to block Ukraine’s military from using Starlink with drones.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of arose

Verb

The analysis drew on 864 dogs enrolled in the multi-year, nationwide Dog Aging Project, giving researchers one of the largest genetic datasets ever gathered on canine aging.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
The duo worked with curves, sequins and dotted effects to suggest light on water, and drew on Impressionist color contrasts.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of drew on

Verb

The Lake Street Bridge, which is 109 years old, closed for two years in October 2025 for extensive reconstruction and repairs.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Golden State got within 59-55 on Tiffany Hayes’ layup, but could get no closer as Atlanta closed the quarter scoring 12 of the final 14 points.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of closed

Verb

That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
His death happened two weeks after his release tour for High, Lonesome and Then Some was canceled following Snider’s involvement in a still-unclear incident in Salt Lake City that landed him in a hospital and in jail.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026